Multi-town chase ends in Worcester man jumping over bridge

Tuesday

A Worcester man led police on a multi-town chase early Tuesday morning, ending in the man jumping over a bridge, hobbling away and later being caught by a police dog.

A Worcester man led police on a multi-town chase early Tuesday morning, ending in the man jumping over a bridge, hobbling away and later being caught by a police dog.

At 2:20 a.m., Westborough Patrolman Tyson Delong received a radio transmission from Shrewsbury Police reporting a speeding vehicle traveling east on Rte. 20, according to a press release from the Westborough Police Department. The vehicle was suspected to be associated with a breaking and entering into a business in Millbury.

Delong continued on Rte. 9 west and made the loop at Rte. 20 in Northborough, when he observed the suspect vehicle, a 1998 Lexus, traveling on to Rte. 9 heading east. Upon entering Westborough, Delong was able to clock the vehicle at 75 mph. In the area of Rte. 135, he was joined by Patrolman Dean Paine. They activated their blue lights and sirens but the vehicle refused to stop. They continued east at speeds of 80 to 90 mph.

In the area of Crossing Boulevard in Framingham, the Lexus developed engine problems and came to an abrupt stop, according to police. The operator, later identified as Luis A. Gonzalez, 38, of 13 Merrifield St. #2, Worcester, jumped from the vehicle and ran. The vehicle began to roll forward and struck the left side of Delong's cruiser, causing minor damage.

Gonzalez ran down Rte. 9 and jumped over a bridge, landing on the railroad tracks 30 to 40 feet below. The suspect was observed limping away from the scene. He was located a short time later by a state police K9 dog. He was then turned over to Millbury police.

Gonzalez was charged by the Westborough Police with speeding, failure to stop for a police officer, leaving the scene of an accident, operating a motor vehicle so as to endanger, marked lanes violation and failure to stop for a red light. He will be summoned to Westborough District Court later.